Language Arts & Disciplines

Research shows that learning a second language boosts problem-solving, critical thinking, and listening skills, in addition to improving memory, concentration, and the ability to multitask. Children proficient in other languages also show signs of enhanced creativity and mental flexibility. There is a "critical period"...

Research shows that learning a second language boosts problem-solving, critical thinking, and listening skills, in addition to improving memory, concentration, and the ability to multitask. Children proficient in other languages also show signs of enhanced creativity and mental flexibility. There is a "critical period"...

Essential principles, practices, and structures for multilingual learners Much has changed in the ten years since this book was first published. A celebrated triumph, it provided state, district, school, and teacher leaders with a comprehensive guide to support multilingual learners to reach their full...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

This is no ordinary pen pal book Designed with friendship in mind, it is filled with resources, tips, creative inspiration and more. Everything a person needs, if they are inside or out, to assist them find and be a better pen pal. Just some...

Are you ready for a change? Is it time to reinvent your life? Rediscover your joy and plan for a sound financial future. Follow a step by step process to help you find the best career to match your strengths and personality. Find more...

ESL Conversation Rocket helps students build a solid foundation for conversational English using grammar skills. This book was written by a teacher specifically for beginners and low-level learners. Throughout the book, students use their understanding of simple grammar points, as well as their personal...

In Worlds within Words: Writing and the Writing Life, Sharon Darrow shows that a writer, through the process of discovery and revision, not only revises the work, but the self as well, and that through this creative process grows as a human being and...

There are many ways to learn Spanish, and one sure way to lose it. If you don't use it! Don't do it! Instead, hold on to your hard-earned Spanish and learn more by taking the Cómo se dice? Quiz and studying Spanish, 1 lesson...

Poetry. Edited and with an introduction by Peter Robinson. Perhaps the last great modernist poem, Roy Fisher's A FURNACE offers an alternately brightening and thickening materialization of landscape, history, and thought. From its opening bus ride along industrial roads in Birmingham, England to its...

Point of view is the most important element of story craft for any writer to understand. A story's point of view is the first thing a reader encounters, whether aware of it or not, and it defines the story. That means the wise writer...

In 1929, Rilke's Letters to a Young Poet was published. Ten short letters of encouragement to a 19-year old hopeful poet. And the master gives wonderful advice that still heartens any creative artists around the world. Wonderful advice about craft, not showing your work...

FINISH YOUR BOOK!Or that crucial next book! In today's market, productivity creates success. It's the productive writers who find publishers, build independent careers, and grow their audiences. If you can't seem to finish that manuscript, or need to write faster with less stress, learn...

Good sex scenes are a must in today's novel, and they don't just happen on their own. There is a structure, a method, and boundaries to be drawn. Whether you want to write for publication or your own enjoyment, whether you want to write...

You expected to be further along your career path because you work so hard but have noticed others get put forward or be offered opportunities or credit where you know you should be or want to be in the frame. You are bordering on...

There's nothing like a well-crafted, guided story starter to put a stop to that dreaded empty computer screen Story Prompts That Work includes enough detailed prompts to write a story a week for an entire year (and then go back and use the prompts...

."Jennifer Bacia pioneered mass market fiction in Australia". Matt Condon prize winning author and journalist."Jennifer Bacia's success helped lay the foundation of my very successful stable of popular fiction writers." Selwa Anthony, leading popular fiction agent. "Superbly crafted suspense" The Sunday Times "Bacia is...

Originally written in both English and French, The Surprising Phenomenon of Human Communication is a series of twelve essays that Vil m Flusser delivered as lectures in Aix-en-Provence, France, on several subjects ranging from communication media, memory, symbols, meaning, models, art, cybernetics, the Bible,...

"Horror 101: The Way Forward - is sharp, savvy and packed with crucial information for anyone who wants to take a real bite out of the horror genre. Two taloned thumbs up " - Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of CODE ZERO...

Every writer knows the benefits strong dialogue can bring to a story-a faster pace, greater believability, increased tension, and even humor. But not every writer knows how to achieve it. And, unfortunately, weak dialogue can destroy a story even faster than strong dialogue can...